But his magical month of April dissolved in a four-run second inning that turned into an 8-1 Boston Red Sox victory at Rogers Centre in the opener of a three-game weekend series.

This start aside, Buehrle is still among the least of Toronto’s worries.

After a promising start, the Jays have now lost three in a row, and four of five, for the first time this season and they’ve done it on extreme merit. The bullpen that has been this team’s best feature has gone through an abysmal week, blowing three solid leads. You can’t hang this one on that group.